The Federation of Malaya competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. It was the first Olympic appearance by the nation, which later expanded and was renamed as Malaysia in 1963. 32 competitors, 31 men and 1 woman, took part in 13 events in 5 sports.
Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track events
Athlete
Event
Heat
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Lee Kah Fook
100 m
11.84
5
did not advance
Raja Azlam Ngah Ali
11.41
6
did not advance
Sinnayah Karuppiah Jarabalan
11.56
3
did not advance
Lee Kah Fook
200 m
23.94
6
did not advance
Abdul Rahim Ahmed
400 m
50.93
5
did not advance
Kenneth Perera
51.96
7
did not advance
Kenneth Perera
800 m
–
–
—N/a
did not advance
Manikavagasam Harichandra
1:56.27
7
—N/a
did not advance
Women
Track event
Athlete
Event
Heat
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Annie Choong
100 m
12.73
4
did not advance
Hockey
Men's tournament
Team roster
Supaat Nadarajah
Manikam Shanmuganathan
Chuah Eng Cheng
Philip Sankey
Mike Shepherdson
Gerry Toft
Salam Devendran
Chua Eng Kim
Thomas Lawrence
Aman Ullah Karim
Sheikh Ali Sheik Mohamed
Hamzah Shamsuddin
Peter van Huizen
Freddy Vias
Rajaratnam Selvanayagam
Gian Singh
Noel Arul
Group B
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
Great Britain
3
1
2
0
5
4
4
Australia
3
2
0
1
6
4
4
Malaya
3
0
2
1
5
6
2
Kenya
3
0
2
1
2
4
2
Qualified for the semifinals
23 November 1956 11:30
Great Britain
2–2 (1–1)
Malaya
26 November 1956 16:00
Australia
3–2 (2–1)
Malaya
28 November 1956 16:00
Malaya
1–1 (0–1)
Kenya
Ninth to twelfth classification
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
Rank
Malaya
3
3
0
0
14
2
6
9
Kenya
3
2
0
1
14
3
4
10
United States
3
0
1
2
1
7
1
=11
Afghanistan
3
0
1
2
1
18
1
=11
3 December 1956
Malaya
8–0
Afghanistan
4 December 1956
Malaya
3–0
United States
6 December 1956
Malaya
3–2
Kenya
Shooting
Three shooters represented Malaya in 1956.
Men
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Points
Rank
Points
Rank
Joseph Chong
50 m pistol
—N/a
438
33
Liew Foh Sin
Trap
—N/a
140
29
Moe Fu Kiat
—N/a
145
28
Swimming
Men
Athlete
Event
Heat
Semifinal
Final
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Fong Seow Hor
200 m butterfly
2:56.0
7
—N/a
Did not advance
Lim Heng Chek
100 m backstroke
1:12.4
7
Did not advance
Weightlifting
Men
Athlete
Event
Military press
Snatch
Clean & jerk
Total
Rank
Result
Rank
Result
Rank
Result
Rank
Koh Eng Tong
Featherweight
90.0
14
82.5
19
112.5
14
285.0
17
Chan Pak Lum
Middleweight
100.0
12
102.5
12
–
–
DNF
Tan Kim Bee
Middle-heavyweight
117.5
13
122.5
5
155.0
5
395.0
6
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